Category: Avi fauna


 

Symbols :         M  :  Migratory Species ,  # : Birds found only in DDSF & parts of Andhra Pradesh  

 

Scientific name

Common name

   
 Family: Podicepididae

Little Grebe

Little Grebe

Ardeola grayii 

Pond Heron

Bubulcus Ibis

Cattle Egret

Egretta garzetta 

Little Egret
Family : Accipitridae

Elanus Caeruleus

Blackwinged Kite

Pernis Ptilorhyncos  

Honey Buzzard

Milvus migrans 

Govinda Pariah Kite

Haliatsur indus 

Brahminy Kite

Accipiter badius 

Shikra

Spizaetus cirrhatus 

Crested Hawk-Eagle

Hieraaetus pennetus   

Booted Hawk Eagle

Ictinaetus malayensis 

Black Eagle

Aegypius monachus

King Vulture

Gyps indicus

Long billed Vulture

.Gyps Bengalensis

Whitebacked Vulture

Neophron percnopterus  

Scavenger Vulture

Scircaetus gallicus 

Short-Toed Eagle

Spilornis cheela 

Crested Serpent Eagle
Family: Falconidae

Falco perigrinus perigrinato

Shahin Falcon

Falco tinnunculus

European Kestrel (M)
Family: Phasianidae

Francolinus pondicerianus

Grey partridge

Gallus sonneratii

Grey Junglefowl
Family: Rallidae
Amourorins Phoenicurus Whitebreasted Waterhen

Family:Charadriidae

Vanellus indicus Redwattled Lapwing
Tringa ochropus   Green Sandpiper (M)
Gallinago stenura  Pintail snipe
Family:Columbidae
Columba livia Blue Rock Pigeon
Streptopelia chinensis  Spotted Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis Little Brown Dove
Family:Psittacidae
Psittacula Krameri  Roseringed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala Blossomheaded Parakeet
Family:Cuculidae
Cuculus Varius Common Hawk-Cukoo
Eudynamys scolopacea   Koel
Rhophodytes viridirostris Small Greenbilled Malkoha
Cntropus sinensis Crow-pheasant
Family: Strigiae
Otus scops Scops Owl
Otus bakkamoena Collared Scops Owl
Bubo bubo Great Horned Owl
Glaucicium raditum Barred Jungle Owlet
Nonox scutulata Brown Hawk Owl
Ahene brama  Spotted Owlet
Strix ocellata Mottled wood Owl
Family: Apodidae
Apus melba Apine Swift
Apus affinus House Swift
Hemiprocene longipennis  Crested Tree Swift
Family: Alcedinidae
Alcedo atthis Small Blue Kingfisher
Halcyon smirnensis Whitebreasted Kingfisher
Family: Meropidae
Merops leschenaulti   Chestnutheaded Bee-eater
Merops philippins Bluetailed Bee-eater
Merops orientalis  Small Green Bee-eater
Family: Coraciidae
Coracias bengalensis  Indian Roller
Family:Upupidae
Upupa epops Hoopoe
Family: Capitonidae
Megalaima viridis Small Green Barbet
Megalaima haemacephala  Crimsonbrested Barbet
Family: Picidae
Dinopium bengalense Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker
Picopides maharattensis Yellowfronted Pied Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes festivus Blackbacked Woodpecker
Family: Pittidae
Pitta brachyura Indian Pitta
Family: Alaudidae
Ammomanes phoenicurus  Rufoustailed Finch-lark
Family: Hirundinidae
Hirundo concolor Dusky Crag Martin
Hirundo rustica  Comon Swallow
Hirundo daurica Redrumped Swallow
Famliy: Lanidae
Lanius vittatus Baybacked Shrike
Lanius schach Rufousbacked Shrike
Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike(M)
Family: Dicruridae
Dicrurus leucophaeus Grey Drango (M)
Dicrurus caerulescens Whitebellied Drongo
Dicrurus hottentotus Haircrested Drongo
Family: Sturnidae
Sturnus malabaraicus Grey Headed Myna
Sturnus pagodarum  Blackheaded or Brahminy Myna
Acridotheres tristis Indian Myna
Acridotheres fuscus  Jungle Myna
Gracula religosa Hill Myna
Family: Oriolidae
Oriolus oriolus   Golden Oriole(M)
Oriolus Xanthornus Blackheaded Oriole
Family: Corvidae
Dendrocitta vagabunda Indian Tree Pie
Corvus splendens House Crow
Corvus machrorhynchos Jungle Crow
Family: Camphephagidae
Tephrodornis pondicerianus Common Wood Shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Large Cuckoo-Shrike
Coracina melanoptera Blackheaded Cuckoo-Shrike
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small minivet
Family: Irenidae
Aegithinia tiphia Common Iora
Chloropsis cochinchinensis Jerdons's Chloropsis
Family:Pycnonotidae
Pycnonotus jocosus Redwhiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer   Redvented Bulbul
Pycnonotus xantholaemus Yellow throted Bulbul(#)
Pycnonotus luteolus Whitebrowed Bulbul
Family: Muscicapidae
Pellorneum ruficeps Spotted Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldi Slatyheaded Scimitar Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra White throted Babbler
Chrysomma sinense Yellow eyed Babbler
Turdoidus striatus Jungle Babbler
Turdoides affinnis Whiteheaded Babbler
Muscicapa latirostris Brown Flycatcher (M)
Muscicapa parva  Redbrested Flycatcher(M)
Muscicapa superciliaris Whitebrowed Blue Flycatcher
Muscicapa tickelliae Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Muscicapa thalassina  Verditer Flycatcher
Rhipidura albicollis Whitespotted Fantail Flycatcher
Rhipidura aureola Whitebrowed Fantail Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisii Paradise Flycatcher
Hyopothymus azurea Blacknaped Blue Flycatcher
Prinia hodgsonii Franklin's Wren Warbler
Prinia subflava Indian Wren Warbler
Prinia socialis Ashy Wren Warbler
Orthotomus sutorius Tailor bird
Acrocephalus aedon Thickbilled Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus Great Reed Warbler(M)
Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler(M)
Phylloscopus affinis Tickell's leaf Warbler(M)
Phylloscopu trochiloides Green Leaf Warbler(M)
Copsyhus malabaricus Shama
Copsyhus aaularis Magpie Robin
Saxicola caprata Pied Bush chat
Saxicoloides fulicata Indian Robin
Monticola cinclorhynchus Blueheaded Rock Thrush(M)
Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush
Turdus merula nigropeleus Blackcapped Blackbird(M
Zoothera citrina cyanotus White Throated Ground Thrush
Family: Paridae
Parus major Grey Tit
Family: Motacillidae
Anthus sp Tree Pipit(M)
Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail(M)
Motacilla maderaspatensis Large Pied Wagtail
Family: Dicaeidae
Dicaeum erythrorhycos Tickell's Flower Pecker
Family:Nectarinidae
Nectarinia zeylonica Purplerumped Sunbird
Nectarinia asitica Purple Sunbird
Family:Zosteropidae
Zosterops palpebrosa White-eye
Family:Ploceidae
Passer domesticus House Sparrow
Petronia xanthocollis Yellow Throated Sparrow
Lonchura punctata Spotted Munia
Lonchura malabarica White Throated Munia
Family:Fringlilidae
Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch
   
   

   
   

 

 


   
   
Scientific name Common name
   
Family: Papilionidae
   
Triodes minos Common Birdwing
Pachliopta hector Crimson Rose
Pachliopta aristolochiae Common Rose
Papilio polytes Common Mormon
Papilio polymnestor Blue Mormon
Papilio demoleus Common Lime
Graphium sarpedon Common Blue Bottle

Family: Pieridae

Delias eucharis Common Jezebel
Leptosia nina The Psyche
Ixias Marianne White Orangetip
Ixias pyrene Yellow Orangetip
Hebomia glaucippe Great Orangetip
Parenonia valeria Common Wanderer
Catopsilia crocale Common Emigrant
Anaphaeis aurota The Pioneer
Eurema hecabe Common Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta Small Grass Yellow
Cepora nerissa Common Gull

Family: Lycaenidae

Castalius rosimon Common Pierrot
Talicada nyseus Red Pierrot
Lycaenopsis puspa Common Hedge Blue
Zizeeria maha Pale Grass Blue
Zizina otis Lesser Garss Blue
Freyeria trochylus Southern Grass Jewel
Jamides celeno Common Cerulean
Curetis thetis Indian Sunbeam
Lampides boeticus Pea Blue
Euchrysops cnejus Gram Blue
Family: Danaidae
Danais chrysippus Plain Tiger
Danais genutia Striped Tiger
Parantica aglea Glassy Tiger
Tirumala limniace Blue Tiger
Euploea core Common Crow
Euploea coreta Double Banded Crow

Family: Satyridae

Melanitis leda Common Evening Brown
Mycalesis sps Bush Brown
Family: Nymphalidae
Ariadne merione Common Castor
Phalanta phalanta Common Leopard
Junonia hierta Yellow Pansy
Junonia orithya Blue Pancy
Junonia lemonias Lemon Pancy
Hypolimnas bolina Great Eggfly
Hypolimnas missipus Danaid Eggfly
Neptis hylas Common Sailor
Polyura athamas Common Nawab
Venessa cardui Painted Lady
Euthalia nais Baronet
Family: Acraeidae
Acraea terpsicore Tawny Coster
Family: Hesperiidae
Hasora chromus Common Banded Awl
Baoris zelleri Rice Swift
   
   
   

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